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2 unusual rare earth minerals discovered in Finland

Inspenet, November 5, 2023.
Finnish Minerals Group and the Geological Survey of Finland have detected the presence of two minerals unprecedented in Finland, namely kukharenkoite and cordilite, at the company’s Sokli mine, marking the first time these rare earth minerals have been found in the country.

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Argentina
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Argentina: Court ruled in favor of mining exploitation

Inspenet, October 31, 2023.
Through a resolution issued by the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) of Río Negro, the company Ivael Mining SA has been allowed to carry out excavations, exploration and mining exploitation in community territories.

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Panama prohibits the granting of new mining concessions

Inspenet, October 30, 2023.
The president of Panama, Laurentino Cortizo, has issued a decree prohibiting the granting of new mining licenses. This decision was made amid recent protests in the country against the government contract with Minera Panamá for the exploitation of copper.

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Methane discovered in coal fields in China

Inspenet, October 25, 2023.
Last Monday, the South China Sea National Oil Corporation (CNOOC) made public the discovery of an important source of methane in coalbed deposits, with reserves amounting to billions of m3.

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Unusual mineral with surprising properties discovered in China

Inspenet, October 16, 2023.
Chinese scientists have made a highly innovative discovery in the largest deposit of rare earths in the world, located in China. They have identified a previously unknown mineral called “niobobaotite”, which is exceptionally rich in niobium.

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cobalto
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Cobalt extraction could position Chile as the second world producer

Inspenet, October 14, 2023.
A project carried out in collaboration between the Andrés Bello University (UNAB) and the University of Chile suggests that it could position the South American country as the second largest producer of cobalt in the world, only surpassed by the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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camión
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Meet the electric truck designed for the mining industry

Inspenet, October 9, 2023.
At the Sunrise Dam gold mine in Australia, testing is underway with the TH665B, a large battery-electric truck designed for mining operations in underground mines. The company that manufactures it is called Sandvik and promotes it as the largest truck in the world in its category.

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hidrógeno
Mining

Giant white hydrogen deposit found in France

Inspenet, October 4, 2023.
A discovery of colossal proportions has been made beneath French soil. In the mining region of Lorraine, near Luxembourg and famous for its old coal mines, what could be the largest deposit of white hydrogen on the planet has been identified.

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México
Mining

Mexico recovers its largest lithium deposit

Inspenet, September 26, 2023.
The Mexican Geological Service (SGM) has indicated that lithium deposits are found in at least 18 states of Mexico, covering more than half of the national territory. However, the municipality of Bacadehuáchi, Sonora, is home to the largest lithium deposit in the country, which was recently recovered when concessions granted to a Chinese company were revoked.

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Hierro Indio Mine: first phase of exploration yielded promising results

Inspenet, September 23, 2023.
The parties involved in the reactivation of the Hierro Indio mine in Malargüe, Argentina were very satisfied after the first phase of exploration, which yielded highly encouraging results. During this phase, 41 drilling holes were carried out with an average depth of 60 meters, for a total of 2,480 meters drilled.

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